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TEST PRESSING: Lindstrøm & Christabelle, “Lovesick (Four Tet Remix)”

Lindstrøm & Christabelle‘s Real Life Is No Cool LP is available now on Smalltown Supersound. Norway’s space-disco don also has a handful of live dates lined up for next month. Check ’em out after the jump, along with a stream of Four Tet’s “Lovesick” remix and Lindstrøm’s special guide to Oslo from the second issue […]

NEEDLE EXCHANGE 042: An Exclusive Mix By … Prince Rama

[Photo by Michael Collins] Words and Mix by Taraka Larson of Prince Rama What the hell is psychedelic music? When I ask people to explain this term for me, it seems to always reference back to a sort relationship between music and a “psychedelic experience” of sorts, which I also don’t know much about because […]

MICROWAVE ONLY: Who Cares About CMJ Anyway?

Photos by Turkishomework Each week we send Turkishomework out to capture a sliver of our city’s blurred-vision nightlife. Last Thursday, we asked her to attend one of the only CMJ showcases worth shooting: Hardly Art‘s wild and crazy kids outing at Shea Stadium, which featured such self-titled favorites as Woven Bones and Golden Triangle.

TEST PRESSING: Darkstar, “Gold (John Roberts Remix)”

We stumbled upon the following stream while reviewing John Roberts’ debut record for Dial. We’ll explain why Lesser Eights is one of our favorite 2010 dance records in a bit. For now, here’s his dimly-lit dancefloor version of Darkstar‘s Human League cover, which will be available as a digital/12” Hyperdub single on November 8…